CVE-2015-8784

medium

Description

The NeXTDecode function in tif_next.c in LibTIFF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted TIFF image, as demonstrated by libtiff5.tif.

References

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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2939-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81696

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3467

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1547.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1546.html

https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/b18012dae552f85dcc5c57d3bf4e997a15b1cc1c

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/24/8

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/24/4

http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2508

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-04-13

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H